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An Easter Sermon that looks at how the Resurrection is when the blessing of God finds us when we need it most.
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Category: Sermons
Tags: abundance, Apostle Paul, Clopas, cross, Easter, Easter Sermon, Empty Tomb, Episcopal, gardener, Jesus, Love, Mary Magdalene, scarcity, transformation, transition
Sermon for The Second Sunday in Lent (2 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 25, 2018. My son, The Rev. Adam Thomas, influenced this sermon when he preached on…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: apostle, Bishop Bill Stough, Bishop Brent, Collect for Mission, Commitment, covenant, cross, deepchurch, disciple, Episcopal, faithfulness, Jesus, Love, rainbow, Rev Adam Thomas, sermon, wherethewind.com
Sermon for The First Sunday in Lent (1 Lent B RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – February 18, 2018. This sermon can be viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Baptismal Covenant, beat down Satan, C.S. Lewis, distraction, Episcopal, faithfulness, Florida gun violence, focus, God, Great Litany, indifference, Jesus, Lent, Love, Noah, overwhelmed, rainbow, Screwtape Letters, sermon, suzerainty covenant
The Christmas Sermon (Christmas 1 RCL) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017. This sermon can be read here and viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: blessing of God, Christmas, emotion, Episcopal, Immanence, incarnation, intimacy, Jesus, least expect, Love, need most, Santa, sermon, shepherds, St Nicholas, Transcendence
Sermon for The Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 24 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 22, 2017. Find additional stewardship information and resources here. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Bishop Bill Stough, Discipleship, Episcopal, Jesus, Living Into Commitment, Love, relationship with God, Render unto Caesar, Rich Young Ruler, sermon, Stewardship, The Pearl of Great Value, trust
Sermon for The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 21 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, October 1, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Attitude, Episcopal, humility, hurricanes, Jesus, Jim Fenhagen, Love, make one another stronger, Mutual Ministry, peace, Philippians, Puerto Rico, sermon, Shalom, sharing, South Florida, Texas, We belong to one another
Sermon for The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 17 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, September 3, 2017. This sermon can viewed at
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Apostle Paul, Charlottesville, Community, Episcopal, Facebook, Hate what is evil, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Katrina, Judy Garland, Love, Monmouth County, Movie: The Clock, New Orleans, New York City, Robert Walker, sermon, soul, Superstorm Sandy
Sermon for The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost (Proper 14 Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, August 13, 2017. I close the sermon singing I Will Lift My Eyes by Bebo…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: 65th birthday, Apostle Peter, arrogance, Bebo Norman, Charlottesville VA, Episcopal, faith in God, growth and transformation, hate, I Will Lift My Eyes, In over my head, Jesus, Joseph coat of many colors, Joseph pit, Joseph slavery, Joseph son of Jacob, Love, Nazi, North Korea, Peter sinking, Peter walk on water, Peter's foolish energy, sermon
Sermon for The Feast of the Transfiguration (Transfiguration) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, August 6, 2017. I quoted from James Finlay’s post within Richard Rohr’s daily meditation which was adapted from…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: Center for Action and Contemplation, Elijah, Empty Tomb, Episcopal, James, James Finley, Jesus, Jesus as he really is, John, Love, Moses, Peter, Release the butterflies, Release the hounds, sermon, Transfiguration
Sermon for The First Sunday After Pentecost: Trinity Sunday (Trinity Year A) preached in my role as Priest-in-Charge Christ Episcopal Church Middletown, New Jersey – Sunday, June 11, 2017. I made reference to the image of dance in the sermon…
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Category: Sermons
Tags: baptism, born again, Creation story, dance, Episcopal, Fidget Spinner, holy spirit, Jesus, linear thinking, Love, mind-blowing, Nicodemus, prayer of the water of baptism, sermon, Three Persons, Trinity, Unity of Being